Boop aims to cut beauty waste
Boop sells imperfect or excess beauty products at a discount, to reduce the 90 million beauty products thrown away each year in the UK.
Boop aims to cut beauty waste
We need to reduce waste to preserve our natural resources. We explore how.
Scilly Amounts Of Waste
Scilly Amounts Of Waste
The Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall, produces the most waste per capita in the entirety of England.
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
Massive Decline in Wildlife Over 50 Years
A new global study has found that wildlife populations have declined by 69 per cent on average since 1970 and that we now face the prospect of double, interlinked emergencies: the loss of biodiversity and human-induced climate change.The enormous drop in the...
Transparency Becoming Fashionable, Slowly
Transparency Becoming Fashionable, Slowly
The largest companies in the fashion business are getting (a bit) better at disclosing information about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts a new study has found. But they’re still in F-grade territory with an average performance...
How To Dispose Of Our Takeaway Cup Problem?
How To Dispose Of Our Takeaway Cup Problem?
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
In My Opinion: Nuclear Waste Debate Fuelled By War In Ukraine
In My Opinion: Nuclear Waste Debate Fuelled By War In Ukraine
As Putin’s army unleashes unimaginable misery on the people of Ukraine, it seems trite to talk about the war’s impact on the world’s programmes to geologically dispose of our most harmful radioactive wastes. But the invasion is changing our world, including how...
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
The cost of living is rising fast, mainly as a result of sharp increases in the price of energy, food and other essential goods. So many people are looking for ways to economise without reducing their quality of life. Researchers have some good news - adopting a...
New Shiny Packaging Technology Reduces Waste And Cost
New Shiny Packaging Technology Reduces Waste And Cost
You’re browsing the shelves for a present for that special someone. You are drawn to an expensive looking candle. It smells great. It’s got a rich, dark blue label, with shiny, embossed gold writing and tasteful gold shapes printed all over it. Just the job.Now if...
Wipe Out The Wipes, Make-up Users Urged
Wipe Out The Wipes, Make-up Users Urged
We're flushing away or binning an astonishing 11 billion wet wipes every year in the UK. Some 9.3 million of them head down the loo every day, accounting for a staggering 93% of all sewer blockages. That’s a real problem, as they can take up to 100 years to...
Looking Down On Polluted Waters
Looking Down On Polluted Waters
The UN estimates that around 4 billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year and around 1.6 billion people - almost a quarter of the world's population - have problems accessing a clean, safe water supply.The UN's Sustainable...
Reduce The Household Waste Shipped To Poorer Countries
Reduce The Household Waste Shipped To Poorer Countries
The UK is the largest plastic waste producer in Europe and one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. The UK produces 99kg of plastic waste per person per year. And it exports about two-thirds of this waste to poorer...
